Feb 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Fremont girls basketball squad survived, defeating Grant 34-32 on Tuesday night. The Packers led 21-15 at halftime, then was blanked during the third quarter by a 6-0 margin. Fremont closed the game on a 13-11 fourth quarter run that ended with... READ MORE
Feb 20, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Grand Haven girls basketball squad cruised past Grandville 47-33 on Tuesday in an O-K Red league game. The Bucs trailed 13-12 after the first quarter, but were able to grab the lead in the second with a 23-18 at halftime advantage. Grand Haven ... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Pentwater girls basketball team could not find the means to top Brethren in a tough 42-39 loss in West Michigan D conference action on Monday night. The Falcons (13-6, 11-2) fell behind 12-9 after the first quarter and trailed 23-19 at half. Pent... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Fruitport found an extra period was what it need to secure a 41-37 overtime victory over Whitehall on Monday in a non-conference girls basketball matchup. The Trojans were able to force OT by holding Whitehall scoreless in the fourth quarter. Fruitpo... READ MORE
Feb 19, 2018 By Steve Gunn LocalSportsJournal.com Millions of people around the world - whether they are sports fans or not - enjoy watching the opening ceremonies of the summer or winter Olympic Games every two years. The main event, of course, is always the Parade of Nations, which f... READ MORE
Feb 18, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Seven local high school wrestlers won weight class championships on Saturday at various individual regional tournaments. The seven regional champions, along with 37 other local wrestlers, qualified to compete in the Michigan High School Athletic Assoc... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Seventeen points from Alyza Winston propelled the Muskegon Big Reds to a 47-38 victory over Reeths-Puffer on Friday in O-K Black Conference girls basketball action. The Big Reds started out hot, leading 14-7 after one quarter and 30-18 at halftime. Th... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2018 By Nate Thompson LocalSportsJournal.com EGELSTON TOWNSHIP - Coach Tracy Ruel has been challenging his Oakridge varsity boys basketball team to play mentally tough for a full 32 minutes. But the Eagles have been struggling with that. They had painful lapses with 17 turn... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Western Michigan Christian girls basketball team clinched the Lakes 8 Conference championship on Friday night with a 60-20 win over Orchard View. The Warriors are now 7-0 in the conference and have one game remaining against second-place Ludington... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Orchard View boys basketball team took advantage of a fast start to defeat Western Michigan Christian 56-46 on Friday in a Lakes 8 games. The Cardinals jumped out to a 16-11 lead after the first quarter and added to their advantage during the seco... READ MORE
Feb 17, 2018 By Mitchell Boatman LocalSportsJournal.com MUSKEGON - On paper, the Muskegon boys basketball team was a solid favorite to get an easy win over Reeths-Puffer on Friday. But games are not played on paper. The Big Reds, who remain undefeated in O-K Black Conference play, s... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Cody Bowers drained a three-point shot at the buzzer in overtime to lead Kent City to a 48-45 win over Morley Stanwood and clinch the CSAA Silver crown on Friday night. The Eagles led 13-8 after the first quarter and 19-16 at halftime, before Morley S... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Montague boys basketball squad knocked off North Muskegon 49-48 in a West Michigan Conference game on Friday night. The Wildcats, who are now 10-6 on the season and 8-5 in league play, were led by Hunter Mosher with 19 points while Sebastian Arche... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com HOLTON - Christian Brooks has seen the inside of a lot of different schools in his life. He grew up in Muskegon before moving to Illinois as a youngster to live with his father. Then he spent a short time living in Arizona with h... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 By Andrew Johnson LocalSportsJournal.com RAVENNA – They will not finish at the top of the West Michigan Conference his season, but the Ravenna boys basketball team is showing definite signs of progress. The Bulldogs, currently 8-7 overall and 6-6 in conference play, are ... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com A third quarter edge was what Pentwater needed to top Bear Lake 40-37 in a West Michigan D conference showdown on Thursday. The highly contested battle between the top two teams of the conference never saw more than a five point differential. The F... READ MORE
Feb 16, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Shelby girls basketball team pushed their way to a 70-45 win over Montague in a WMC conference game on Thursday. The Tigers rolled out to a 19-14 first-quarter lead and led 38-26 at halftime. The third quarter saw more Shelby offense as the Tig... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Mason County Central had a fourth-quarter eruption to beat Ravenna 56-37 in West Michigan Conference girls hoops on Thursday night. The Spartans scored 25 points in the final stanza to top the Bulldogs. MCC led 21-11 at half, but only held a 31-25 lea... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com Hart's Yasmin Colon dropped in 18 points on North Muskegon to lead the Pirates to a 55-42 West Michigan Conference girls basketball win on Thursday. The Pirates used a 23-point third quarter to take a 44-34 lead into the fourth. Hart led 21-... READ MORE
Feb 15, 2018 LocalSportsJournal.com The Pentwater Falcons fell to Manistee Catholic 54-44 in a West Michigan D conference boys basketball matchup on Wednesday. Pentwater (11-5, 7-4) struggled in the opening quarter as it fell behind 12-8 and trailed 29-27 at halftime. The Falcons were o... READ MORE